Oakland Athletics (2-5) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (7-0)
April 8, 2023 4:10 pm EDT
The Line: Tampa Bay Rays -294 / Oakland Athletics +215; Over/Under: +7.5
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The Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays meet Saturday in MLB action at Tropicana Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Oakland Athletics have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 straight games. The Athletics are 1-3 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Ramon Laureano leads the Athletics with 7 hits and 3 RBI, while Jesus Aguilar and Seth Brown have combined for 12 hits and 5 RBI. Shintaro Fujinami gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 30.86 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season. This will be Fujinami’s first career game against the Rays.
The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 26 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in all 7 games. The Rays have won 15 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Wander Franco leads the Rays with 11 hits and 8 RBI, while Randy Arozarena and Isaac Paredes have combined for 16 hits and 12 RBI. Jeffrey Springs gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. Springs is 4-1 with a 4.37 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
The Athletics are 18-39 in their last 57 road games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The Rays are 37-17 in their last 54 home games and 7-0 in their last 7 overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Athletics last 4 overall. The over is 3-0-1 in Rays last 4 overall. The Athletics are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Tampa Bay and 0-4 in the last 4 meetings.
The Tampa Bay Rays are going to lose eventually, but I’m not going to step in front of them here. The Rays are rolling on both sides of the mound through 7 games. The A’s cant get out of their own way as their pitching hasn’t been great, and they lose when the offense does show up. Give me the Rays and the RL for max betting value, the hottest team in baseball at the moment.
